Surf Forecasts:
The Reef (Haifa) surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, WNW swell with 192 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Reef (Haifa) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Reef (Haifa) in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Haifa) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.
Well, to be straight with you, this 16-day window is a shocker. There’s nothing good for the entire run. The first record is for Friday the 11th of September, and right from the get-go it’s a write-off. The Reef (Haifa) is showing tiny, weak swell and messy cross-on winds straight away. That sets the tone for the whole stretch. We’re looking at a solid 16 days of poor surf conditions with zero decent recommendations.
The swell energy is basically non-existent for the first week – we’re talking values like 13 (weak) on the Friday, barely climbing to 147 (still weak) by Thursday the 17th of September. It never gets above a combined energy of 183 (still weak). Swell heights are a joke, hanging between 0.7ft and 4ft, with periods mostly under 8 seconds, so it’s all weak, short-period windswill. Winds are consistently onshore or cross-onshore, chopping everything up except for a few very brief glassy moments that still had no swell to work with.
There’s a couple of glassy mornings on Saturday the 19th of September and Wednesday the 23rd of September, and the Saturday the 26th of September, but the swell is only 2ft, 2ft, and 2ft, with no power behind it – you’d be bobbing around on a lake. Not worth paddling out for.
The water temperature on that first Friday is 86°, with an anomaly of 3° – that is much warmer than normal for the time of year. It’s bathwater.
Honestly, this is one of those blank runs that’s more normal for the area. Nothing kite-surfable either with these tiny lumps. The only stand-out here is how consistently poor it is. Don’t bother getting wet.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 99 | 101 | 114 | 114 | 147 | 183 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:15PM0.38m | 11:25AM0.39m | 11:40PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.37m | 00:04AM0.38m | 12:21PM0.34m | 00:28AM0.37m | 12:47PM0.31m | 00:52AM0.35m | 1:12PM0.27m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:39PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM-0.00m | 5:18AM0.01m | 5:33PM0.01m | 5:48AM0.02m | 5:56PM0.03m | 6:17AM0.03m | 6:17PM0.05m | 6:46AM0.05m | 6:37PM0.08m | 7:17AM0.08m | 6:55PM0.11m | 7:51AM0.11m | 7:08PM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 7 | — | 9 | 11 | — | 20 | 12 | — | 15 | 21 | 1 | 99 | 101 | — | 114 | 147 | 183 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 3 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2228 | 2228 | 2109 | 2228 | 1475 | 1453 | 2228 | 1450 | 2228 | 2228 | 2722 | 272 | 2228 | 95 | 72 | 2228 | 2228 | 2228 | 2722 | 95 |
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